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75th Group Army

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75th Group Army
第七十五集团军
Country People's Republic of China
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
Branch People's Liberation Army Ground Force
TypeGroup army
Part ofSouthern Theater Command
Garrison/HQKunming, Yunnan
EngagementsWorld War II
Chinese Civil War
Vietnam War
Sino-Vietnamese War
Commanders
Current
commander
Major General Gai Limin
Political CommissarMajor General Wei Wenbo
Insignia
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The 75th Group Army (Chinese: 第七十五集团军; pinyin: Dì Qīshíwǔ Jítuánjūn), Unit 31663, formerly the 41st Group Army, is a military formation of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Forces (PLAGF). The 75th Group Army is one of thirteen total group armies of the PLAGF, the largest echelon of ground forces in the People's Republic of China, and one of two assigned to the nation's Southern Theater Command.[1]

Organization

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Pre-2017

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  • 121st Mountain Motorized Infantry Brigade (Chinese: 山地摩托化步兵第121旅)
  • 122nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade (Chinese: 机械化步兵第122旅)
  • 123th Mechanzied Infantry Division (Chinese: 机械化步兵第123师)
  • 15th Armored Brigade (Chinese: 装甲第15旅)
  • Artillery Brigade (Chinese: 炮兵旅)
  • Air-Defense Brigade (Chinese: 防空旅)
  • Army Aviation Regiment (Chinese: 陆军航空兵团)
  • Boat Regiment (Chinese: 舟桥团)
  • Chemical-Defense Regiment (Chinese: 防化团)
  • Engineer Regiment (Chinese: 工兵团)

Post-2017

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References

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  1. ^ Burke, Edmund J. (February 4, 2019). "Coming to a (New) Theater Near You: Command, Control, and Forces" (PDF). National Defense University Press.
  2. ^ CCTV (August 16, 2023). "[正午国防军事]第75集团军某旅 滇西高原 合成营山岳丛林进攻战斗演练". VTC News. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023.

Further reading

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  • Dennis J. Blasko. "PLA Ground Forces: Moving Toward a Smaller, More Rapidly Deployable, Modern Combined Arms Force" The People's Liberation Army as Organization: Reference Volume v1.0, James C. Mulvenon and Andrew N. D. Yang eds. (Santa Monico: RAND; 2002)